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    Default dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    Here's a question I never thought I'd have to ask:

    If it's ok for a clothes washer to drain into a laundry tub, what about a dishwasher? Anyone ever see such a thing?

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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    It’s pretty much a no in the WI plumbing codes. Clothes washers shall discharge via air-break, which could be a sink. But, in our code residential dishwashers can discharge via air-gap or air-break under the counter or above the counter and is pretty detailed about the connections. The only exception that comes to mind off the top of my head is portable dishwashers.


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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    Kind of disgusting, but I can't see a problem with it.

    END GLOBAL WHINING

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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    kitchen sinks, waste grinders, dishwashers and toilets are generally considered black water waste and must be discharged into the sanitary system (continuous contiguous closed direct waste transport connections).


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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    Why was the DW set up at laundry?


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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    I guess we are looking at the sanitation side of this, but A related problem would be the danger of scalding since most dishwashers heat the water to 140+. Someone using the sink when the dishwasher discharges could be a safety concern.


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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    I usually see this in very old homes. Back in 2008, there was a similar thread about this topic. The problem with these setups is that they rarely discharge above the flood line of the sink.


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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Louis View Post
    Why was the DW set up at laundry?
    The laundry is in the basement directly under the kitchen.

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    Default Re: dishwasher drains into laundry tub?

    I would report it as "unconventional" and that unconventional items tend to preform in unconventional ways.

    I think how it is connected depends if your area uses the IRC or UPC. Neither say it is OK to drain directly into a sink.

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